I made a couple of changes to the recipe after making it once. I did not add the butter to the filling and cut the amount of butter to the steusel topping by 2 Tbsp. Also, I cut the amount of sugar in the filling by half. It still tasted great but not quite as sweet or buttery. Also, I did not have allspice so I replaced it with cloves using the same amount. Anyone having a problem with this recipe must not have followed the directions carefully because it was bar none the best apple pie I have ever had.